diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 25e7e00..c146f68 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@
 /local
 /share
 /env
+/build
+/dist
+*.pyc*
+/django_jquery_file_upload.egg-info
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..823ec38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+"""
+django-jquery-file-upload
+"""
+
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+setup(
+    name = "django-jquery-file-upload",
+    version = "0.0.1",
+    url = "",
+    license = "The MIT License (MIT)",
+    description = "A minimal django project containing a minimal app with a working jquery file upload form based on the work by Sebastian Tschan: http://aquantum-demo.appspot.com/file-upload",
+    author = 'Sebastian Tschan / Sigurd Gartmann',
+    packages = find_packages(),
+    include_package_data = True,
+    package_dir = {'': '.'},
+    install_requires = ['django', 'pillow'],
+)